May 1, 2006
Articles
The New Franchising Dynamic
In recent months I've noticed some encouraging developments in the often-testy dynamic between franchisors and their licensees. The cynic will say it's...
CARLSON FOCUSES ON MARKETING
Marketing took center stage when Carlson Hotels Worldwide held its annual business conference in Las Vegas in early spring. The executive level of the...
Holiday Inn Goes Racing
The marriage between stock car racing and the hotel industry moved up a notch with Holiday Inns' recent announcement that it's now sponsor of a car in...
BRANDING BRIEFS
Affinia Hotels Denihan Hospitality Group opened the Affinia Chicago in late April. The former Fitzpatrick Chicago is DHG's first Affinia outside of Manhattan....
SHERATON ADS WELCOME GUESTS
Making an emotional connection to customers is the new trend in hotel advertising, and it's very evident in Sheraton Hotels' new $20-million TV campaign...
LIFE IN THE SLOW LANE
Slowing down is the mantra and sales pitch at the historic Hotel Fauchere, reopening this month in Milford, PA after a 30-year hiatus. Following an extensive...
Apple Core's Musical Marketing
Apple Core Hotels, a group of five moderately priced midtown Manhattan properties, offers free iTunes music downloads from Apple Computer for travel through...
Upcoming Industry Events
APRIL 29-MAY2 Arabian Hotel Investment Conference, Madinat Jumeirah Hotel, Dubai, UAE. Information: www.arabianconference.com APRIL 29-MAY 3 Milliken...
TRANSACTIONS
Charleston Place Sonnenblick-Eichner Co. arranged $67 million in first mortgage financing for Orient-Express Hotels Ltd., owners of Charleston Place....
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
Hostmark Hospitality Group recently honored properties and associates for outstanding achievement in the past year. Among the winners were Tony Miu, Holiday...
MILLENNIUM'S ARTFUL MARKETING
Millennium on View is a new program targeting the cultural traveler who values the visual arts. It links Millennium Hotels and Resorts to many of North...
LODGINGToday
Here's a sampling from Lodging Hospitality's blog, The Front Desk. Check it out at www.LHonline.com/blog Why immigration reform mattersApril 12, Ed Watkins...
VIVA LAS TIMESHARE
Agang of Elvis impersonators, appropriate for a Las Vegas extravaganza, introduced Raymond Gellein and Howard Nusbaum at the recent American Resort and...
Double-Digit Growth
In the late 1960s, my parents took my siblings and me on a trip from our upstate New York home to New York City to go to the top of the tallest building...
Doing Business With Family Values
Mit Shah is giving the lodging business his typically upbeat spin one early April morning in a boardroom on the 11th floor of Monarch Towers, a modern...
GUEST SERVICES HANDBOOK
Given the significant boost in room rates, hotels had better be providing oodles of facilities, amenities and other goodies to keep guests happy. While...
Chic Eats
With the exception of theme-driven locales like Las Vegas and Orlando, fine dining is having a Zen moment. That is, some restaurant designers are focused...
The New La Quinta
Since the closing of The Blackstone Group's $3.4-billion acquisition of La Quinta Hotels & Resorts in January, Alan Tallis and Wayne Goldberg have been...
INTERNET VISUAL MARKETING 101
There's a tried and true advertising adage: You can't sell travel or food without pictures. For decades, travel marketers who understand this have wisely...
Tech Bytes
Merritt Hospitality will expand its use of GuestWare CRM software to three full-service Hiltons, bringing the number of Merritt property GuestWare users...
INNOVATIONS IN HOTEL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Towel Warmer Myson's Hydronic AquaVision Towel Warmer collection is designed to provide warmth, beauty and a TV to the bath or spa. When the flatscreen...
VENDOR NEWS
INNCOM International recently relaunched its website, www.inncom.com. The site, which was developed with advice from customers and hospitality experts,...
